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__1. The risk factors for heart disease that you can do something about are: high blood pressure,
cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity.
__2. A stroke is often the first symptom of high blood pressure, and a heart attack is often the first
symptom of high cholesterol.
__3. A blood pressure that is greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg is generally considered to be
high.
__4. High blood pressure affects the same number of blacks as it does whites.
__5. The best ways to treat and control high blood pressure are to control your weight, exercise, eat
less salt (sodium), restrict your intake of alcohol, and take your blood pressure medicine (if
prescribed by your doctor).
__6. A blood cholesterol of 240 mg/dl is desirable for adults.
__7. The most effective way to lower your cholesterol is to eat foods low in cholesterol,
__8. Lowering blood cholesterol levels can help people who have already had a heart attack
__9. Only little children from families at high risk of heart disease need to have their cholesterol
levels checked.
__10. Smoking is a major risk factor for four of the five leading causes of death including heart
attack, stroke, cancer, and lung diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis.
__11. If you have had a heart attack, quitting smoking can help reduce your chances of having a
second attack
__12. Someone who has smoked for 30 or 40 years probably will not be able to quit smoking,
__13. The best way to lose weight is to increase physical activity and eat fewer calories.
__14. Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women in the United States.
15.After getting the correct answers, the thing I learned today from this quiz that I didn't know before is:
